i'm running a little short with the money and i was wanting to know if it is bad to store it in my shed, and if it does get rust on it can't the shop clean it up??

 

coat everything with pb blaster or oil/general lubricant, and it wont rust. if the coating wears off then put some more on every now and then.

 

^ what he said, cover it in oil, plug it up, and put it in a plastic bag!

 

ant it bad to but in a bag because if it gets hot out side it can start creating water on the inside of the bag???

 

the bag i think would actually keep the oils from escaping, therefore prolonging the storage time you could have.

 

didn't think about it like that thanks, but i was wanting to know if rust did get on the block the shop has stuff to get it cleaned right??

 

for the cylinders at least, if it gets bad you could probably just hone them or something, but usually its just surface rust and theres no harm. if you just keep it all oiled good it shouldn't rust at all really. the block is still fully assembled though? if thats the case, the only thing that youd have to worry too much about is the cylinders. i would rub the cylinders down with oil, put some on the deck, crank it over a few times so its distributed evenly thru the cylinders. flip it over and make sure all the bottom end has oil on it (rods, bottoms of pistons, all the moving parts etc.. now as long as the engine stays assembled you wont have to worry too much about the crank or any of the journals. but no, it would be hard to make enough rust for there to be a problem with the machine shop.